Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-10

nNvKsrfoATIOs or TH1 Dss1PPEAElScI
OF 1000 RETUHS cEAEIRIoATHs.

OF 1000 RETUHS cEhEiRfcATks.
EAs FaAscasc1. June 8 -[Orsg1niaA
Speeiall. AT least one payer here u
striving 10 make political capital Of the
alleged mysterious disappsarAnes OF
1000 return eer;ifsats blaRks issaed 90
Cinnamon from the Port ToUnsend Gus
tom house oiIise 10 1875. From purpart
ed Transcripts presented here tsere
seems 20 be q gap Of 1000 certificates b.
tween numbers 2547 sSd 3548, aid Chi
nsmen are attempting 10 land on mum
beFs between thea tWO figures.
When the cases came no yesterday IN
JudRe H0hmaR's osurt the attorney for
the Cinnamon argued that hia Chants
had received their certificates at Port
Towusend, 10 the proper and legal way.
and IL there vas anything wrong about
them il was net their fault, and there
fore they should b. allowed TO land.
"A commission said the Judge,
should be sent 10 Port Townsend to IN
yestigate this matter and hpd out
whetheF sll the signatures to these GER
tiheates are in the same handwriting or
not. This Transcripts IL second hand ev
idenoe. Let rs have the original dsou-
ments, and see If the same iump 10 the
numbers exist there. Can they over
haul the records and give as correct
transcript in this fOrml l. there ans
record Of these five certificates whioh
nos torn up hersY Are they ou'siand'
Ineg Have they ever been issuedg Il
il certain that These are the seals Of tht
Port Townsend custom housef IL
uhosa Handwriting ars the sionataresi
The iamp 10 Numbers may be clerical
errors. We have no direct and decisive
testimony on these points. We want
more light. | want these cases 10 be .,
far developed nos as TO enable com
mission to be seat TO investigate. Ls
these eases go on trial and then be con
tinued."
TESTIMONY.
zee Linn WAS called TO the stand, anC
his certificate, No. 25-2. dated PoF
/ townsend, January IL, 1885, was Of
| feFsd IN evidence. He had two scars OF
bis face. which eoPresp0nded to th
desofiption on the certificate.
Deputy Colleeiog II. II. SCOTT testi
fed substantially as follows: "Ihis Ger
iiticate, No. ESQ. Ia one OF those thu
mysieronsly disappeared. There is Z
record Of any snch number. IL l. not 4
this transcript, which purpor.s to con
tsin n list u all uncanoeled Pol
ToEnsend certificates"
AS understand" said judge H0A
man. "ths allegation IL made that thes
certificates we're issued in blank an
then filed oat ia China or elsewhere
SUIT. and this transcript ia offered
evideDoe "a show that 40 such ceriii
Gates were ever issued"
There ere 1000 certificates OF vhic
the records onntain no trace. Ga jan
usry ". 1885" continued the witnes
mo. 25l7 was issued. aud No. 35is vi
issued tbs sane day
''HoV MANY, az IN st. could be issue
, in one day9" asked Assistant Distri
/, Attorney Dibble.
, The lArPest number ever issued
. one dav in San Francisco did not {
I Deed i60"
sir. Dibble remarked that sbost
! Chiua,Ben bad already been landed I
. certificates beaFif & ssme Of tie missiI
I numbers.
! All Wong was not called 10 the s'sn
/. His certificate WAS dated Port Tow
, send. Jannsry II. 1886. and was nur
. | N@FNA asAAas aH u nNA III a VS. hN
! exact, even down TO a peck mark on q
|, end OF bis nose.
Ar Hop presented oertifioate No. 2ls
dated November - 1884. This was q
Que OF the 1901 ShIch we're missing in
lamp. bat foTns cart Of another gsp
the records. The registry book skil
from 2iSl h 2eS9 leaving another lot (
los unaocc u9isd for.
{ lionel Ayre, Special Agent 20 n
Treasury Dspartms Mt, testified that
had made a regular examination OF th
records ef the Port Townsend CustoI
House. and vas familiar With A "
Bssh's signature. 10 his ooiuiOn u
81 OollectOt's signature 81 2iSt vas
forgery. ut is not" said be, the bOlt
easy hand Of Mr. Bach, and the anG'
between the W and the d Is too sharp.
at Is not customary for Collector {
allow depnty 70 sign for hin withou
using by OF YER"